The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Wyoming:

Wyoming

Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

– U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 in the mountain region of the Western United States

Western United States

.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...

. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...

, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains

High Plains (United States)

The High Plains are a subregion of the Great Plains mostly in the Western United States, but also partly in the Midwest states of Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota, generally encompassing the western part of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains...

. Wyoming is the least populous U.S. state, with a U.S. Census

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

 population of 563,626 in 2010.

General reference

• Names
  • Common name: Wyoming
    Wyoming
    Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
    
    
    • Pronunciation: waɪˈoʊmɪŋ
  • Official name: State of Wyoming
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: WY
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-WY
    • Internet
      Internet
      The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
      
       second-level domain
      Second-level domain
      In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
      
      : .wy.us
  • Nicknames
    • Cowboy State
    • Equality State
    • Park State
    • Forever West (On highway welcome signs)
• Adjectival: Wyoming
  Wyoming
  Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
  
  
• Demonym: Wyomingite

Geography of Wyoming

Main article: Geography of Wyoming

• Wyoming is: a U.S. state
  U.S. state
  A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
  
  , a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
    The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
    
    
  • Western hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
    The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
    
    
    • Americas
      Americas
      The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
      
      
      • North America
        North America
        North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
        
        
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          Northern America
          Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
          
          
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              Contiguous United States
              The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
              
              
              • Western United States
                Western United States
                .The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...
                
                
                • Mountain West United States
                • Northwestern United States
                  Northwestern United States
                  The Northwestern United States comprise the northwestern states up to the western Great Plains regions of the United States, and consistently include the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, to which part of southeast Alaska is also sometimes included...
                  
                  
• Population of Wyoming: 563,6 (2010 U.S. Census)
• Area of Wyoming:
• Atlas of Wyoming

Places in Wyoming

• Historic places in Wyoming
  • National Historic Landmarks in Wyoming
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Wyoming
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
• National Natural Landmarks in Wyoming
• National parks in Wyoming
• State parks in Wyoming

Environment of Wyoming

• Climate of Wyoming
• Geology of Wyoming
  • Volcanism of Wyoming
• Superfund sites in Wyoming
• Wildlife of Wyoming
  • Fauna of Wyoming
    • Birds of Wyoming

Administrative divisions of Wyoming

• The 23 counties of the state of Wyoming
  • Municipalities in Wyoming
    • Cities in Wyoming
      • State capital of Wyoming: Cheyenne
      • Largest city in Wyonming: Cheyenne
        Cheyenne, Wyoming
        Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
        
        
      • City nicknames in Wyoming
    • Unincorporated communities in Wyoming
  • Census-designated places in Wyoming

Government and politics of Wyoming

Main article: Government of Wyoming and Politics of Wyoming

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : U.S. state government
  State governments of the United States
  State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
  
  
• United States congressional delegations from Wyoming
  United States Congressional Delegations from Wyoming
  These are tables of members from Wyoming of the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Wyoming Territory:- Members from the State of Wyoming :-Notes:...
  
  
• Wyoming State Capitol
  Wyoming State Capitol
  The Wyoming State Capitol is the state capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Built between 1886 and 1890, the capitol is located in Cheyenne and contains the chambers of the Wyoming State Legislature and well as the office of the Governor of Wyoming. It was designated a U.S...
  
  

• Elections in Wyoming
  • Electoral reform in Wyoming
    Electoral reform in Wyoming
    Electoral reform in Wyoming refers to efforts to change the voting laws in this U.S. state. Because Wyoming has only one Congressional district, gerrymandering is not a consideration in federal races...
    
    
• Political party strength in Wyoming
  Political party strength in Wyoming
  The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of Wyoming including: *Governors, Secretaries of State, State Auditors, State Treasurers and Superintendents of Public Instruction...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Wyoming

• Governor of Wyoming
  • Lieutenant Governor of Wyoming
  • Secretary of State of Wyoming
    Secretary of State of Wyoming
    The Secretary of State of Wyoming is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a constitutional office, established under the Constitution of Wyoming. The Secretary of State is the keeper of the Great Seal of Wyoming and the state's official record-keeper...
    
    
• State departments
  • Wyoming Department of Transportation
    Wyoming Department of Transportation
    The Wyoming Department of Transportation is a government agency charged with overseeing transportation infrastructure for the U.S. state of Wyoming...
    
    

Legislative branch of the government of Wyoming

• Wyoming Legislature
  Wyoming Legislature
  The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral state legislature, consisting of a 60 member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 30 member Wyoming Senate. The legislature meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Wyoming Senate
    Wyoming Senate
    The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal amount of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.Members of the Senate...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : Wyoming House of Representatives
    Wyoming House of Representatives
    The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming...
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of Wyoming

• Supreme Court of Wyoming
  Wyoming Supreme Court
  The Wyoming Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices. Each Justice is appointed by the Governor of Wyoming for an eight-year term. The five Justices select the Chief Justice from amongst themselves. The person...
  
  

Law and order in Wyoming

Main article: Law of Wyoming

• Adoption in Wyoming
• Capital punishment in Wyoming
  Capital punishment in Wyoming
  Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Wyoming.-Current development:Wyoming Legislature passed a new and current death penalty statute on February 28, 1977, due to eliminating all previous statutes across the country by the 1972 United States Supreme Court Furman v. Georgia...
  
  
  • Individuals executed in Wyoming
• Constitution of Wyoming
• Crime in Wyoming
  Crime in Wyoming
  -Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state...
  
  
  • Organized crime in Wyoming
• Gun laws in Wyoming
• Law enforcement in Wyoming
  • Law enforcement agencies in Wyoming
    • Wyoming Highway Patrol
      Wyoming Highway Patrol
      The Wyoming Highway Patrol is the highway patrol agency for Wyoming, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state. It was created to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of people in Wyoming...
      
      
  • Prisons in Wyoming
• Same-sex marriage in Wyoming

Military in Wyoming

Main article: Wyoming Military Department

• Wyoming Air National Guard
  Wyoming Air National Guard
  The Wyoming Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is, along with the Wyoming Army National Guard, an element of the Wyoming National Guard...
  
  
• Wyoming Army National Guard
  Wyoming Army National Guard
  The Wyoming Army National Guard is the Army National Guard of Wyoming. It includes army aviation, construction engineers, field artillery and medical asset units. It was reorganized in 1996, consolidating its two field artillery battalions into a single battalion...
  
  

History of Wyoming, by period

• Prehistory of Wyoming
  • Indigenous peoples
    History of Wyoming
    There is evidence of prehistoric human habitation in the region known today as the U.S state of Wyoming stretching back roughly 13,000 years. Stone projectile points associated with the Clovis, Folsom and Plano cultures have been discovered throughout Wyoming. In the Big Horn Mountains there is a...
    
    
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   colony of Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
   east of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1699–1764
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
• Spanish
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   (though predominantly Francophone
  Francophone
  The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
  
  ) district of Alta Luisiana
  Louisiana (New Spain)
  Louisiana was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1764 to 1803 that represented territory west of the Mississippi River basin, plus New Orleans...
  
   east of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1764–1803
  • Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
    Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
    The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secretly negotiated treaty between France and Spain in which Spain returned the colonial territory of...
    
     of 1800
• French
  France
  The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
  
   district of Haute-Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
   east of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1803
  • Louisiana Purchase
    Louisiana Purchase
    The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
    
     of 1803
• Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase
  Louisiana Purchase
  The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
  
   east of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1803–1804
• District of Louisiana
  District of Louisiana
  The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804 until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated...
  
   east of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1804–1805
• Territory of Louisiana east of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1805–1812
• Territory of Missouri east of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1812–1821
  • War of 1812
    War of 1812
    The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
    
    , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • Treaty of Ghent
      Treaty of Ghent
      The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
      
      , December 24, 1814
• Oregon Country
  Oregon Country
  The Oregon Country was a predominantly American term referring to a disputed ownership region of the Pacific Northwest of North America. The region was occupied by British and French Canadian fur traders from before 1810, and American settlers from the mid-1830s, with its coastal areas north from...
  
   west of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1818–1846
  • Anglo-American Convention of 1818
  • Oregon Trail
    Oregon Trail
    The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat...
    
    , 1841–1869
  • California Trail
    California Trail
    The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California...
    
    , 1841–1869
  • Provisional Government of Oregon
    Provisional Government of Oregon
    The Provisional Government of Oregon was a popularly elected government created in the Oregon Country, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It existed from May 2, 1843 until March 3, 1849. Created at a time when no country had sovereignty over the region, this independent government...
    
    , 1843–1848
  • Oregon Treaty
    Oregon Treaty
    The Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country, which had been jointly occupied by...
    
     of 1846
• Spanish
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   colony of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico south of the 42nd parallel north
  42nd parallel north
  The 42nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 42 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean....
  
   and west of 106°10'42"W, 1598-(1819–1821)
  • Adams-Onís Treaty
    Adams-Onís Treaty
    The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain . It settled a standing border dispute between the two...
    
     of 1819
  • Treaty of Córdoba
    Treaty of Córdoba
    The Treaty of Córdova established Mexican independence from Spain at the conclusion of the Mexican War of Independence. It was signed on August 24, 1821 in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico. The signatories were the head of the Army of the Three Guarantees, Agustín de Iturbide, and acting on behalf of the...
    
     of 1821
• Unorganized Territory east of Continental Divide
  Continental Divide
  The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
  
  , 1821–1854
  • Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1851
    Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)
    Although many European and European-American migrants to western North America had previously passed through the Great Plains on the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, the California gold rush greatly increased traffic...
    
    
• Mexican
  Mexico
  The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
  
   territory of Santa Fé de Nuevo México
  Santa Fe de Nuevo México
  Santa Fe de Nuevo México was a province of New Spain and later Mexico that existed from the late 16th century up through the mid-19th century. It was centered on the upper valley of the Rio Grande , in an area that included most of the present-day U.S. state of New Mexico...
  
   south of the 42nd parallel north
  42nd parallel north
  The 42nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 42 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean....
  
   and west of 106°10'42"W, 1821–1846
  • Territorial claims of the Republic of Texas
    Republic of Texas
    The Republic of Texas was an independent nation in North America, bordering the United States and Mexico, that existed from 1836 to 1846.Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico by the Texas Revolution, the state claimed borders that encompassed an area that included all of the present U.S...
    
     south of the 42nd parallel north
    42nd parallel north
    The 42nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 42 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean....
    
     between 106°10'42"W and 107°23'33"W, 1836–1845
• Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • Mormon Trail
    Mormon Trail
    The Mormon Trail or Mormon Pioneer Trail is the 1,300 mile route that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled from 1846 to 1868...
    
    , 1847–1869
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
    
    , February 2, 1848
• Territory of Oregon, 1848–1859
• State of Deseret
  State of Deseret
  The State of Deseret was a proposed state of the United States, propositioned in 1849 by Latter-day Saint settlers in Salt Lake City. The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the United States government...
  
   (extralegal), 1849–1850
• Territory of Utah, (1850–1868)-1896
• Territory of Washington, 1853-(1859–1863)-1889
• Territory of Nebraska, (1854–1863)-1867
  • Pony Express
    Pony Express
    The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...
    
    , 1860–1861
  • American Civil War
    American Civil War
    The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
    
    , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  • First Transcontinental Telegraph
    First Transcontinental Telegraph
    The First Transcontinental Telegraph was a milestone in electrical engineering and in the formation of the United States of America. It served as the only method of near-instantaneous communication between the east and west coasts during the 1860s....
    
     completed 1861
• Territory of Jefferson (extralegal), 1859–1861
• Territory of Dakota, 1861-(1864–1868)-1889
  • Red Cloud's War
    Red Cloud's War
    Red Cloud's War was an armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho and the United States in the Wyoming Territory and the Montana Territory from 1866 to 1868. The war was fought over control of the Powder River Country in north central present day Wyoming...
    
    , 1866–1868
• Territory of Idaho, (1863–1868)-1890
• Territory of Wyoming, 1868–1890
  • Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868
    Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
    The Treaty of Fort Laramie was an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation signed in 1868 at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, guaranteeing to the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills, and further...
    
    
  • History of women's suffrage in Wyoming since 1869
  • First Transcontinental Railroad
    First Transcontinental Railroad
    The First Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska The First...
    
     completed 1869
  • Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
    Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
    The Powell Geographic Expedition was a groundbreaking 19th century U.S. exploratory expedition of the American West, led by John Wesley Powell in 1869, that provided the first-ever thorough investigation of the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first known passage through the Grand Canyon...
    
    
  • Yellowstone National Park
    Yellowstone National Park
    Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
    
     designated first United States National Park on March 1, 1872
  • Nez Perce War
    Nez Perce War
    The Nez Perce War was an armed conflict between the Nez Perce and the United States government fought in 1877 as part of the American Indian Wars. After a series of battles in which both the U.S. Army and native people sustained significant casualties, the Nez Perce surrendered and were relocated...
    
    , 1877
• State of Wyoming becomes 44th state admitted to the United States of America on July 10, 1890
  • Grand Teton National Park
    Grand Teton National Park
    Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone...
    
     established on February 26, 1929

History of Wyoming, by subject

• Territorial evolution of Wyoming
  Outline of Wyoming territorial evolution
  thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the United States after the [[Treaty of Paris |Treaty of Paris]] in 1789thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the United States after the [[Louisiana Purchase]] in 1803...
  
  
• Uranium mining in Wyoming
  Uranium mining in Wyoming
  Uranium mining in Wyoming, a state of the United States was formerly a much larger industry than it is today. Wyoming once had many operating uranium mines, and still has the largest known uranium ore reserves of any state in the U.S. The Wyoming uranium mining industry was hard-hit in the 1980s...
  
  

Culture of Wyoming

Culture of Wyoming

• Museums in Wyoming
• Religion in Wyoming
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wyoming
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wyoming
    As of year-end 2010, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 63,069 members in 16 stakes, and 154 Congregations -History:A brief history can be found at -Membership History:-Star Valley Wyoming Temple:...
    
    
  • Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming
    Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming
    The Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Wyoming, except for one congregation in western Wyoming which is included in the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho. It was established in 1887 and is in Province VI....
    
    
• Scouting in Wyoming
  Scouting in Wyoming
  Scouting in Wyoming has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Early history :...
  
  
• State symbols of Wyoming
  • Flag of the state of Wyoming  
  • Great Seal of the State of Wyoming 

Economy and infrastructure of Wyoming

Economy of Wyoming

• Communications in Wyoming
  • Newspapers in Wyoming
  • Radio stations in Wyoming
  • Television stations in Wyoming
• Health care in Wyoming
  • Hospitals in Wyoming
• Transportation in Wyoming
  • Airports in Wyoming
  • Roads in Wyoming
    • State highways in Wyoming
      State highways in Wyoming
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Education in Wyoming

Education in Wyoming

• Schools in Wyoming
  • School districts in Wyoming
    • High schools in Wyoming
  • Colleges and universities in Wyoming
    • University of Wyoming
      University of Wyoming
      The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
      
      
    • Wyoming Catholic College
      Wyoming Catholic College
      Wyoming Catholic College is a private, Catholic liberal arts college in Lander, Wyoming. It is the only private four-year institution of higher education in the state.-Accreditation:...
      
      

See also

• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of the United States
    • Index of Wyoming-related articles

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